Jack's Easy Cincy Chili

Ingredients

2 pounds beef
15 ounces tomato paste
2 bay leaves
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 1/2 teaspoons vinegar
1 1/2 teaspoons allspice
3 cups water
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1 onion
1 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
2 teaspoons cumin
1 tablespoon chili powder
1/2 teaspoon pepper

Instructions

Combine all ingredients in sauce pot. Do NOT brown beef first!! Chop up meat with fork as it cooks. Simmer 3 hours, coverd, stirring occasionally. Meat shold be separated with fork while cooking, so that it is very fine. Serve over pasta; top with chopped onion, shredded COLBY cheese, kidney beans, oyster crackers, or any combination thereof.